Try to make true sentences about your partner’s week (a usual week, last week or next week) using the phrases below:
In a drawer/ filing cabinet
In your office
In an open plan office
In the CEO’s office
On the wall
On foot
Working on…
Spend money on…
At your desk
At lunchtime
At 8 o’clock in the morning
At 5 o’clock in the evening
On the phone
On the internet
On buses
In agreement with
In taxis
In meetings
At the weekend
At a conference
At the start of your working day
At the end of the week
In the middle of the weekend
In the morning/ afternoon/ evening
In a café
At night
At a station
At the airport
On the way to work
On Monday morning
On Friday evening
In the corridor
In the cafeteria
In the smoking area
On time
On paper
On the way from work
In two weeks
In writing
In your desk
In your department/ section
By email
By (cycle/ motorbike) courier
By fax
On budget
On your desk
On your floor
Have lunch with…
Socialise with…
Spend time with…
Useful language
I think/ guess/ am sure (that) you…
That’s right/ true
Actually,…
From memory or your language knowledge, identify the missing prepositions in each section.
_________ a drawer/ a filing cabinet/ your office/ an open plan office/ the CEO’s office
__________ the wall/ foot/ Working _________…/ spend money ______…
________ your desk/ lunchtime/ 8 o’clock in the morning/ 5 o’clock in the evening
______ the phone/ the internet/ buses
_______ agreement with/ taxis/ meetings
_____ the weekend/ a conference/ the start of your working day/ the end of the week
______ the middle of the weekend/ the morning/ the afternoon/ the evening/ a café
________ night/ a station/ the airport
_______ the way to work/ Monday morning/ Friday evening
_______ the corridor/ the cafeteria/ the smoking area
______time/ paper/ the way from work
______ two weeks/ writing/ your desk/ your department/ your section
______ email/ (cycle/ motorbike) courier/ fax
______ budget/ your desk/ your floor
Spend time/ Socialise/ Have lunch ______…
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